Bottle breaker



July21,1936. RJAUL Y 2,047,932

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j?. J. M62/ A llameys Tg4@ be geen tnat'ths ltgJ-mrsoi STATES :PATENT OFFICE Bo'r'rm Bananenv v Rudolph J. Anl, Hammond, Ind. lapplication December 11, 1935, serial' No; 54,936 J a claims. (c1. ssi-9s) vThe present invention relates to new and useful improvements in bottle breakers and has for its primary objectto provide, in a manner as hereinafter set forth, a device embodying a novel f 5 construction and arrangement through the medium of which bottles of various sizes may be f broken rapizny and with certainty but without' the danger of from ying glass.V Another very important object of the invenv1o tion is to provide a bottle breaking device embcdying novel clamping means for securing the bottles in position to be broken. Other objects of the invention are to provide a bottle breaker of the character described which I l will be comparatively simple in construction,-

2 is a viewfinzvertical section-'through 30 the invention,` on the line 2 2 0i e 1. '1. Figure 3 is a view in'fvertical trensversesece tion, taken substantially on the line 3 3 of V85 isaverticaltransversesectionalview,

substantiaLllyonthelineHof-Figure 2. Y ReferringnowtpthedrawingsindetaiLitwill t if i H 1 nt of thefinvention which has been illustrated comprises an elonl Y gated-container] ofsuitable metal for the re-A ception or broken a v0n `tlie forward endof thsconteineriisahandle. Removabiy mountedon the container I is a 3 which communicates with said container ithroughanointheforward portion of receive lsterallr projecting danses i on the-low- 35 er portion ASeit-will thus-be Y d tiallynthelineL-dofliigure2r- 1i e 5 is a horiz'ontal sectional view, taken muy channel-shaped muses t which mostly that the container l and the casing 3 are'slidably connected.

Guides "I are mounted on the side walls of the casing 3 and slidable in said guides is a. pair of spaced, parallel ,rods 8 which extend slidably 5 i through the rear wall of said casing 3 and have secured therebetween a handle 9. On the inner ends of the rods 8 is an arcuate clamp I0 having an opening II therein of substantially the shape shown to advantage in Figure 4 of the 10 drawings, Coil springs I2 encircle the rods 8 and have one end engaged with collars I3 on said rods for yieldingly urging the clamp I0 toward the adjacent front end wall of the casing 3 for clamping the bottles therebetween, as at i4. The bottles I4 are inserted neck first in the casing 3 through an opening I5 in the forward end portion of the top I6 of said casing. Slidable beneath the top I6 is a closure I'I for the opening I5. The closure Il is actuated through the medium of a button I8 which is operable in a longitudinal slot i9 provided therefor inthe top i6.

Mounted transversely in a lower portion of the casingisashaft onwhichahammer 2412.25 mounted for swinging movement in a vertical plane. mending from the inner end of the hammer 2l is an arm 22. The reference numeral 23 designates a. hand lever which is pivotally mounted, at an intermediate point, as at 24, on the rear end wall of the casing 3, said lever extending throughA an opening 25 which is provided therefor in said rear end wall. At its inner end, the hand lever 23 is operatively connected by links 26 to the arm 22. 35

Brieiiy, the operation of the invention is subs'tantially as follows The-closure II is slid to open position. es indicated in broken lines in Figures 1 and 2 of the drawings, for permitting the insertion of the bot- -40 tlesl neck rst downwardly through the opening i5. The clamp Itis, of course, retracted a the tension of the coil springs I2 through the `medium of the handle 8. However, when the insertion is being made the bottle may be simplv -forced downwardly to the'desired position be tween the clamp IB and the forward end wall of the casing s where said bottle is frictionauy s cured by saidfclamn The l1 is thenmoved to closed position after which 4tlie outer 5o end of the hand lever Ilis swung downwardly for actuating the hammer 2l, said hammer pwing through theopening II in the clamp IO and striking the bottle with sumcient force to thorby gravity through the opening 4 into the container l. The container i may, of course, be

conveniently emptied when desired by simply removing the casing 3 therefrom. The construction and arrangement of the hammer 2l, lever 23,l

links 21, etc. .is such that said hammer, when 'said lever'is released, returns by gravity to inoperative or retracted position where it is 'ready for the next operation. Also, the construction and'arrangement is such that the usual Government seal on the -neck ofthe bottle will not be damaged.

It is believed thatthe many advantages of a bottle breaker constructed in accordance with the present invention will be readily understood, and

may be resorted to which will fall Within` the scope of the invention as claimed.

What is claimed isz- 1 1. A bottle breaker' comprising a casing for the reception of a bottle, a clamp slidably mounted inV said casing for engagement with the bottle, said clamp being cooperable with one of the walls of the casing for frictionally securing the bottle therebetween, said clamp'having an opening therein, a hammer mounted vfor swinging movement in the casing and operable through the opening for smashing the bottle, a hand lever pivotally mounted in the casing, and means operatively connecting the hammer to said hand lever for actuation thereby.

2. A bottle breaker comprising a. casing for the reception of a. bottle, a pair of rods slidably 5 mounted in the casing andextending through one of the walls thereof, a. handle mounted between the outer ends of said rods,l an arcuate clamp mounted on the inner ends of the rods and en' gageable with the bottle for frictionally seeming said bottle against movement, said clamp vhaving an opening therein, a hammer mounted for swinging movement in the casing and operable. f through the opening for smashing the bottle, and means for actuating the hammer. 15

3. A vbottle breaker comprising a container, a casing removably mounted on said container, said casing having an'opening inV its top for the insertion of a. bottle, a closure for said opening, a

clamp slidably mountedin the casing and en-` -20l gag'eable with the bottle for frictionally securing said bottle in position in the casing, said clampV having an opening therein. a hammer mounted for swinging movement in the casing and operable through the second-.named opening -for`25 f smashing the bottle, and means for actuating said hammer, the casing further having an opening in its bottom communicating with the container for the passage of the smashed bottles into said container. 30

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